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Deployed locations goes green with solar lighting

A group of 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron members installs a solar light in the munitions storage area of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Oct. 17, 2011. The engineers will install 24 energy efficient solar lights that will provide fossil fuel savings while also enabling fixed lighting in an area of the base that is not connected to the energy grid. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)
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Thirsty K-9

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin Ratkowski, Combined Team Zabul K-9 handler, gives his K-9, Tosca, water during a patrol to a local village in the district of Mizan, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2011. Ratkowski attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul to provide a home-made explosives search with his K-9. PRT Zabul's mission is to conduct civil-military operations in Zabul Province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the government of Afghanistan. Ratkowski is deployed from the 9th Security Forces Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and is originally from Buffalo, N.Y. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
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F-16s arrived!

A weapons loader from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron performs a post flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after its arrival in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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F-16s arrived!

A weapons loader from the 125th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron performs a post flight check on an F-16 Fighting Falcon after its arrival in Iraq Oct. 1, 2011. The squadron deployed in support of Operation New Dawn and will provide close air support for more than 40,000 troops leaving Iraq by the end of the year. The 125th EFS is comprised of F-16s, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel from the Oklahoma Air National Guard’s 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa, Okla. The squadron also includes members from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
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Making the sand not so bland: Artist helps add color to desert base with artistic work

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Young, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron avionics production supervisor, applies paint with a sponge onto the 379 EMXS barrier, June 28, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Young has painted two barriers, to include a recent effort in front of the Independence Dining Facility, that depicts the Statue of Liberty and American flag. Young, a native of Orange, Calif., is deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy. (Courtesy photo)
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Friendly competition strengthens U.S., Kyrgyz relationship

Senior Airman Jonathan McIver dribbles by a player from the Kyrgyz Republic Military Institute during a soccer game at Frunze 1 Air Base Oct. 18. The Military Institute team defeated the Transit Center at Manas team with a final score of 5-2. McIver is a 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron engineering technician deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. He is a native of Laurel, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Tammie Moore)
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AFSOC medical team saves lives, helps shape future of Afghan medicine

Maj. Jason Webb advises an Afghan doctor during the care of a young Afghan child at Herat's Afghanistan National Army hospital, Oct. 10, 2011. Webb is an Air Force Special Operations surgical team general surgeon deployed from Hurlburt Field, Fla. The SOST team provides medicine to disadvantaged people, provides direct patient care, and builds relationships with local doctors. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Tyler Placie)
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Red men challenge force protection personnel

A force protection escort goes up again two "red men" during baton training Oct.15, 2011, at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. The training, which is known as the ?red man practical,? consists of less-than lethal tactics used to gain compliance from a subject who is demonstrating the intent to cause serious bodily harm to oneself or others. Each person goes for three minutes--30 seconds of presenting targets, two minutes against one red man and the final 30 seconds against two red men. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)
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Afghan Air Force

Afghan Air Force airmen work on an Mi-35 helicopter at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan October 19, 2011. AAF airmen were performing a 100-hour flight inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Williams)
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Afghan girl in Qalat

An Afghan girl carries her little brother to their home in Qalat, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
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ANA vehicle river recovery

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Reynolds, security forces squad leader attached to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, fights racing water while holding onto a tow strap attached to an Afghan National Army vehicle stuck in the Lurah River in Shinkai district, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2011. The ANA asked PRT Zabul for assistance because of the PRT's vehicle recovery capabilities. PRT Zabul and ANA conduct frequent joint operations and have had great progress working together in the Shinkai district. Reynolds is deployed from Charlie Company, 182nd Infantry Division, Massachusetts National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
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All-female C-17 crew

1st Lt. Amy Moore, 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron co-pilot, prepares a C-17 Globemaster III for flight at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 13. Moore was part of an all-female crew flying a combat support mission into Afghanistan. Moore is a native of Solvang, Calif., and deployed from the 62nd Operational Support Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Hank Hoegen)
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Deployed Airmen keep batteries charged

Senior Airman Anthony Woodruff, electrical and environmental systems specialist for the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, massages a battery cell after adding acid to it, Oct. 14, 2011. This process is used to saturate the pads inside the cell. Woodruff is one member of a four-person shop dedicated to working on the U-2 battery while deployed. He is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and is from Redding, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)
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Firefighter Challenge wraps up 2011 Fire Prevention Week

Lt. Col. Bryan Dunn, 376th Expeditionary Operations Group deputy commander, is determined to get a competitive time during the charged handline fire-hose pull Oct. 15 at the 2011 Firefighter Challenge at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. The challenge was the highlight event to wrap up this year's Fire Prevention Week here. The friendly competition pitted teams from the Civil Engineer Squadron, Security Forces, the Operations Group, Red Horse and Contracting against each other in a number of events. Each individual from every team had to complete a timed challenge course with events like a fire extinguisher swap-out, fire-hose carry, dummy lift and carry, and precision fire-hose shooting. Appropriately, the Firefighter Challenge was held in front of Pete’s Place, the all-ranks recreation facility named after New York City Fire Chief Peter Ganci, Jr. who was killed during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Dunn, whose hometown is Denver, is deployed here from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Bob Everdeen)
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EMXS Day in the Shoes

Staff Sgt. Aaron Ridenour (left), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Andrew Finch, 379th EMXS conventional maintenance crew member, guide a munition into position in preparation for the installation of a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kit Oct. 12, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The JDAM is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions. With the addition of a new tail section that contains an inertial navigational system and a global positioning system guidance control unit, JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided, general purpose bombs in any weather condition. JDAM is a joint U.S. Air Force and Department of Navy program. Ridenour, a native of Battle Creek, Mich., and Finch, a native of Fresno, Calif., are deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)
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EMXS Day in the Shoes

Staff Sgt. Justin King, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conventional maintenance crew chief, prepares to test a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kit Oct. 12, 2011, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The JDAM is a guidance tail kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather "smart" munitions. With the addition of a new tail section that contains an inertial navigational system and a global positioning system guidance control unit, JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided, general purpose bombs in any weather condition. JDAM is a joint U.S. Air Force and Department of Navy program. King, a native of Tuscumbia, Ala., is deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Paul Labbe)
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Combat Resupply Mission

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jordan Friedman, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, holds a fuel hose while Afghan Air Force airman Abdul Gahar, a crew chief, refuels an AAF Mi-17 helicopter at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Jalalabad, Afghanistan, October 10, 2011. Friedman and Gahar had just flown a combat resupply mission to Barge Matal in the northern Kunar Valley and delivered supplies to Afghan National Army troops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Flying Over Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Smith, a flight engineer with the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, looks out over Afghanistan while flying in an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, October 9, 2011. Smith was flying a resupply mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Gassing up

Afghan Air Force airman Abdul Gahar, a crew chief, refuels an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Jalalabad, Afghanistan, October 8, 2011. The helicopter was refueling after flying personnel to FOB Fenty from another FOB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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Afghan soldiers

Afghan National Army soldiers sit in the back of an Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopter, somewhere over Afghanistan. October 8, 2011. The helicopter was transporting personnel from one FOB to another. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith)
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